Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-19
WIND AND RAIN.

WIND AND RAIN.
Earth, Air and Water Conspiring Together.
DETROIT, MICH, February 11.--An Evening
Journal special from Lyons says: The flood
| some Of the people, and it is impossible to
get estimates of the losses. The water is
| four feet deep in many of the residences,
and the same state of affairs prevail in the
store rooms. Every body il moving or pre-
pairing to move. Last night was the most
exciting time the village ever experienced.
| Up to last night three buildings had been
are badly damaged. The Herald Office has
been boated 10 higher quarters, but the pa
| per will be published as usual. At Muir the
same serious condition prevailed, and the
merchants have abandoned their stores.
CHICAGO, February ia special to-day
to the Ne,Us from Fort Wayne, Ind, says:
The M, umee, st. Joseph and st. Marys
rivers rose five feet last night, and the food
now threatens to surpass the memorable one
Fort Wayne and Toledo great distress is re
ported. Many factories are shut down and
the employees put to work surrounding the
works by dykes. The water is now within
foot of flooding the principal bridges, and
they must shortly be cut off from communi-
cation by wagon roads from the north. The
river is now rising six inches an hour, and
rain is still falling.
CHICAGO, February 1.-THE local floods
to-day were in pretty much the same con-
ditiOn as yesterday. In the southwest dis
trict the river was rising slowly, and the
surrounding territory was heavily inundated.
Considerable damage to property is report
ed on Blue Island avenue from Eighteenth
street to western avenue and on the cross
streets adjacent to the river banks. The
overflow at the docks of the Mccormick
factory at 8 o'clock this morning measured
little over three feet, but it did not prevent
the running of the factory.
CANTON, O., February 11.-An unusual
wind and rain storm prevailed here this
morning. At Louisville, near here, cy
clone wave struck the town, doing good
deal Of damage. No one hurt.
PITTsBURG, February 11.-Telegrams
from eastern Ohio state that a terrible wind
storm passed over that section to-day. At
Louisville seven houses and wooded fac
tory were blown down, and the Catholic
church and seminary, two large and costly
structures, partially demolished. Not
chimney is lett standing in the town. The
loss will reach over $4,000. At Wooster,
Ohio, the residence of M. K. Hard wac
wrecked, and the tower of the Lutheran
church was blown through the roof of the
lew MSCnOOlSL CHURCH.
CHICAGO, February 1.-The rain which
had been falling in this city yesterday,
turned into driving sleet and snow storm
last evening and continued to prevail all
last night, and this morning the temperature
is standing at twenty degrees above zero,
with strong wind prevailing. The tele-
graph wires are working badly in all direc-
tions, and the local telephone service is en-
tirely crippled over certain portions OF the
city. The telegraph service is such that
only few wires are working either to the
east or northwest.
CHICAGO, February IA Daily Ne,cs'
Fort Wayne srecisl says: The high water
now exceeds al previous records. The water
in three rivers-St. Joseph, st. Marys and
Maumee-have risen twenty six inches since
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and are still
rising at the rate of one inch an hour. The
city is entirely cut off from communication
by wagon roads with the country north, and
the water is now even with thetties Of the
Lake Shore and Muncie railroads and
threatening the wholesale destruction of
bridges. A score OF families were removed
from their houes with difficulty to-day.
The street commissioners estimate the
damage to sewers at $4,000.
DETROIT, February 1.-THE rising water
at Lyons has cut of all communications
with the outside world by wire, and the
EUertng Journals correspondent sends the
special from Muir, on the opposite
side of the river, that place being reached
by a circuitous route: cat / o'clock the
food continues, the water rising foot per
hour. The grand ledge Of ice reached here
at 10 O'Clock this morning, forming q Jam
thirty feet deep above the bridge, causing
the river to leave its bed and rush with
mighty force through the business part of
Lyons, creeping everything before it.
twenty buildings we're carried away and as
many more moved from their foundations.
Several business fronts we're also broken in
~ the ice and floating tipb ers. A portion
# tie bridge was lifted from the abutments
md went down with the ice. Manufacturing
interests are suffering terribly. G. 8. Marsh,
Howard Ranger and Frank Mcfarland mar
owly escaped being drawn into the foods
wful current. It is reported A. G. Kinney
vas drowned in his store. Lyons is shut of
rom the outside world entirely, there being
% mails, and the telegraph and telephone
1ires refuse to work. Terrible suffering is
REVEALING.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, February 1.-THE
Ugh water in the st. Joseph river has driven
Wenty families from their dwellings and
,spended traffic on the Wabash q Michigan
,ilroad. It is feared the dam will be swept
way.
A special to the Keokuk Gate City an
ounces the death Of Henry Clay Dean, q
emocratic political orator, extensively
n0vn throughout the country, occurred
[issouIi. Mr.: Dean was at one time chap-
in Of the United States senate, and vas
years Of age.